A Pug and His Peanut Butter

‘Nuff said.

Up Close and Personal

Sometimes I like to get back at Pablo for all he puts us through at mealtimes with his nonstop begging by photographing him when he’s trying to sleep. Here’s a shot of one disgruntled pug. Don’t worry, he’s asleep now and snoring away as only a pug can.

We Went to the Dog Park

We recently discovered there’s a once-a-month pug meet-up at our local dog park. Saturday we went to our first one and, sure enough, there were a plethora of pugs milling around. It was a bit nippy and I was chagrined to find many of the dogs bundled up in warm sweaters. Pablo, alas, was coatless, although he didn’t seem to mind. Packed up somewhere in our new house are his winter woolies; I just haven’t uncovered them yet.  As it’s supposed to be in the 70s today, I’m not too concerned. But winter will soon be here so I’d better start searching. Sigh.

Pug by a Pile of Pillows

Wow, it’s been a while–almost a month since my last post. My bad. Things have been more hectic than usual around here. K returned from a three-week plus business trip in which he circled the globe, traveling from South Africa to Australia to San Diego to home. Then I left for a much shorter trip to NYC , attending a blogging convention and visiting with friends and family.

With all this going on, Pablo didn’t know which way was up and became super clingy, even for a pug (which is saying a lot). Now that things are almost back to normal, he’s getting back to his routine. Above, he’s posing next to a set of pug pillows I received as a birthday present a few weeks ago. He blends right in, doesn’t he?

Downward Pug

I started yoga a few months ago, and one of the standard poses, as many of you might already know, is Downward Dog. In the pose your body forms an inverted V, with hands and feet on the floor and hips thrust up. If you’re curious how the pose got its name, click on the video.

Pablo usually starts his day with a similar stretch. Next time I’ll have my camera ready so I can capture it.

Downward Dog Pose from Wikipedia

Head Tilt 101

 

Always interested in taking better shots of my favorite four-legged friends, I recently perused a post about canine photography. You can read it here. Don’t bother if you only take shots of pugs. The post is all about how to capture the head tilt. It offers practical advice such as making puppy sounds, asking enticing questions, and using animal noise apps. All very nice, but as any pugophile knows, there’s no difficulty at all in getting a pug to tilt his noggin. In fact, sometimes it’s hard to get him to stop. Pablo cocks his head at the drop of a hat.

Why is it that a pug’s head so naturally gravitates sideways? My theory is that they know they look super adorable and therefore are more likely to be rewarded with a tasty treat. What’s yours?

Canal Day

Yesterday was Canal Day in our neck of the woods. We’re lucky to live within walking distance of one of the few working locks in PA, located along the Schuylkill River. K and I strolled over to partake of the festivities. We left Pablo at home since the weather was on the humid side and on Saturday, when we tried to take him on a hiking trail, he lasted all of a dozen steps before turning around and hightailing it to the truck. Oh, well, there’s no arguing with a pug.

At Canal Day we did meet this little beauty. She obligingly stopped to pose for her picture.

Then we saw a demonstration of the lock opening.

The day ended with a log joust as contestants battled to  stay out of the muddy canal water. I did my best, but I couldn’t convince K to enter. Maybe next year.

Hockey Pug

An empty cream cheese container proved irresistible to Pablo, who licked it clean and then carried it around as a face shield. Perhaps he expected Wayne Gretzky to drop by and didn’t want to get hit by an errant puck.

Bath Day

Yesterday Pablo received a much needed bath, the first in the new house. While the sink here is deeper than the one in our last abode, it’s a double sink so there’s not much wiggle room. Okay, there’s no wiggle room. Pablo was a sport and helped out by propping his front paws on the divider. After a good lather and rinse off, we had a clean pug again.

One Zonked Out Pug

Pablo lucked out and got an extra walk today when I took him with me to run some errands. Quite a few people stopped to make a fuss over him, so many that when one woman didn’t stop he seemed bewildered by her lack of interest. Back home, he insisted on coming upstairs with me. While I worked in my office he took a nice snooze in K’s comfy chair.